A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthless... Read allA musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.
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- 1 win & 6 nominations
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- TriviaChristian Bale was supposedly ashamed to tell his friends that the movie was a musical.
- GoofsThe real 1899 New York newsboys' strike was a partial failure. Prices were not lowered, although before the strike, unsold papers were not refunded, whereas afterwards they were.
- Quotes
Joseph Pulitzer: Anyone who doesn't act in their own self interest is a fool.
David Jacobs: Then what does that make you?
Joseph Pulitzer: What?
Jack Kelly: Oh, this is my pal, Davey. The Walkin' Mouth.
David Jacobs: You talk about self-interest, but since the strike, your circulation's been down 70%. Everyday you're losing thousands of dollars just to beat us out of one lousy tenth of a cent. Why?
Jack Kelly: You see, it ain't about the money, Dave. It Joe gives in to nobodies like us, it means we got the power. And he can't do that, no matter what it costs.
- Crazy creditsDuring the closing credits, the names of the cast are divided in three groups billed as such: The Newsies, Friends of the Newsies and The Opposing Forces.
- Alternate versionsThe featurettes on the DVD version of "Newsies", include at least two scenes that were altered in the final movie:
- On the soundtrack for "Newsies" during the song "Carrying The Banner" there is a line that goes, "You need a smile as sweet as butter, the kind that ladies can't resist. It takes an orphan, with a stutter, who ain't afraid to use his fists." This footage is also present during the song on one of the featurettes, however in the movie, this part is cut, leading straight to the scene where the boys jump over the barrels.
- During another featurette, one of the cast members mentions that Christian Bale had to learn an extra skill for his part and then there is footage of him with a lasso doing various tricks. This scene appears to be from the "Santa Fe" song, although it is not made clear.
- SoundtracksCarrying the Banner
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Performed by Max Casella, Matthew Schoenfeld, Trey Parker, Mark David, Marty Belafsky, Aaron Lohr, Christian Bale, Michael A. Goorjian, and the Newsies Ensemble with JoAnn Harris, Sylvia Short, Melody Santangello, and Lois Young
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Movie title and release year: Newsies, (1992)
74/100, C
Reviewer name and watch date: Andrew Thorpe, 3/10/2022, Thu.
Story - 1a - appealing, understandable, logical: 9/10 Story - 1b - engaging, suspension of disbelief: 10/10 Attraction Value - 2a - cast, characters, setting: 8/10 Attraction Value - 2b - plot, storyline, idea, series?: 7/10 Themes - 3a - motifs, imagery, identity: 8/10 Themes - 3b - intrigue, emotional grip: 7/10 Acting - 4a - casting, characters, depth: 7/10 Acting - 4b - believability, emotional connection: 8/10 Dialogue - 5a - character interaction, believable, emotional: 5/10 Dialogue - 5b - contextually appropriate, profanity/slurs: 9/10 Cinematography - 6a - editing, mood, pace, angle of shots, color grading: 6/10 Cinematography - 6b - transitions, movement, scene start/end: 6/10 Physical aspects - 7a - costumes, makeup, props, vehicles: 7/10 Physical aspects - 7b - setting, scenery, green screen: 7/10 Effects - 8a - practical fx use/frequency, explosions, crashes, quantity/quality: 7/10 Effects - 8b - special fx, animation, styles, use/frequency, quantity/quality: 5/10 Sound - 9a - music, score, emotional impact/use, mood, volume: 10/10 Sound - 9b - sound fx, under/overuse, new sounds, animals/aliens, foley: 8/10 Directing - 10a - vision, concept, idea: 9/10 Directing - 10b - execution, cohesiveness, timing, PR: 9/10 Uniqueness - 11a - anything that stood out? Anything impressive?: 7/10 Uniqueness - 11b - is this, as a whole, a 1-of-a-kind film? : 10/10 Bonus points - 12 - up to 30 bonus points: 15/30
Total points out of 250 possible?
184 / 250.
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- The News Boys
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- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,819,485
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,232,508
- Apr 12, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $2,819,485